ETHAN….
"Yes nephew I've always known. It was your mum's place to let you on everything not me. I've watched so many innocent people die because of wolves and their deadly attacks, you Ethan, you will save the human race."
Aunt speaks with so much confidence and puts a hand on my shoulder.
" nephew you don't have to be scared, I'm here with you and your parents are here too watching after you. Go do what you must do"
I'm already dizzy from panicking.
"Thanks aunt"
I give her a hug that feels like infinity.
At 10pm prompt I'm in the woods but I don't seem to see anyone and i don't hear anything, even the mind link is not there. It's so dark I'm here and all I can hear are the clicks of the bats and the hoots, barks, whistles, coos, and cries of the owls. The only light brightening the forest now is the that of the moon. It took my eyes a while to get used to the brightness. I hear something pass in high speed behind me.
"Hello?! Kay?!"
Yet still no answer. I turn again and it passed again but this time I hear a growling sound of a wolf behind me.
This is not Kay.
Then another came into view, I could spot the shinny gold eyes in the dark.
Then another joined in, right now I'm surrounded by three wolves, two grey fur and one complete white and beautiful with black eyes.
"Easy.. easy guys"
I say a little frightened and turn around In circles but I can't move nor run because I am surrounded.
*Kay talk to me mehn, you didn't tell me there were three or even more*
I try to mind linking to Kay but it failed.
"Easy now, easy, I mean no harm, easy"
Before I said anything else they took on their heels into the darkness, I don't know why. I think of running but before I can, I spot a figure coming forth from one of the three directions the wolves took. The figure approaches closer and I spot it's Kay.
"Phew mehn you freaked the fuck out of me. Why didn't you just warn me you will be in your wolf state when I come?"
Ok. Kay isn't answering me, I feel a little frightened now.
"And who are…"
I pulse my question when I see another figure from the other direction coming into view, HOLY SHIT! I can't belief this, Mr Hugi?
"Mr Hugi?"
"Yes Ethan I'm a wolf and one of your guardians "
"How did this…, mehn y'all knew all along and no one said nothing" fuck this!!
Just then another figure from the third direction comes approaching, probably the one who was in white fur, from the figure it's a female…Female?!! Closer and closer she comes into view..
"OMG! Aunt?!! You..you are a wolf? You never mentioned that"
"It was supposed to be a surprise"
She smiles, I don't know why but I feel a little relieved to know I have family in the dog family, it will help me a lot in this process.
"We three are your guardians , your father entrusted you to us" Mr Hugi clarifies.
"Are you ready?"
Seriously dude who on earth gets ready to be turned into a wolf?.
"You have a lot to learn before the full moon else you might just end up dying at transformation"
Why is he saying that to me?
"Kay don't say things like that, you will scare him"
Mr Hugi warns.
"Ethan before the process, you must, must practice speed, hearing and mind linking. These three things must be in place before you can survive the transformation. There is not much time left so we must start now"
What is this? What kind of psyched situation is this?
"I will be taking you for speed"
"I will be taking you for mind linking"
"And I will be taking you for hearing" Aunty finally says.
The training is quiet difficult and harsh but the hearing was the hardest. I practice my mind link on aunt on aunt. I think I can control it perfectly now.
*I love you*she smiles once she gets the message
*very good*
I'm really excited now, two down one to go.
"You can use this ability to reach out to your pack at any time especially when you are in trouble.
"Can I mind link humans"
"No, you can only hear their thoughts? You can't mind talk with them".
I really suck at the speed training , I couldn't even go half as fast as Mr Hugi was going. I practice more and do a test. I time myself to five seconds to run up the tallest tree in the woods and down and I passed the test. I practice more and more and I even beat Mr Hugi yo one of our races.
"It's almost time, ten minute left, Kay hurry up with the chains" I hear chains clinging.
"Chains?? So I will soon be a chained dog now?"
"If you are not chained, you might lose control on transformation and hurt people so you must be chained"